Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 534 Ridiculous, but helpless!

As a matter of fact, the Daoist officials of the Ming Dynasty are extremely special existences in the officialdom.

They are young, hard-working, have not been in the officialdom for a long time, their official positions are not high, and they have not been exposed to many real political struggles. The compromises, interests, connections, and cognition in high-level struggles are not enough. These factors are the biggest. maintain their idealism to a certain extent.

Coupled with Ke Dao's institutional power to correct and impeach officials and the tradition of Ming Dynasty's excellent speech, various factors made them present a kind of stunned personality, or, to put it another way, it can also be called direct remonstrance.

Lin Cong is a typical representative of them.

Ke Dao officials actually have to be responsible for a lot of affairs. Regarding the affairs of the Tian family, most of their sources of information come from the news disclosed in the court.

Unlike many participants and high-level bosses, he is not clear about many secrets of the Tian family and many secret confrontations.

Therefore, for him, or for many middle and low-level officials, the scene he saw was that the emperor was the Son of Heaven, the Supreme Emperor also sincerely repented, the family was harmonious, and brothers and friends respected each other.

Now, Shu Liang is boldly persecuting the Supreme Emperor, causing the Supreme Emperor to linger in the Xuan Mansion, which is naturally destroying the relationship between the Tian family and disrupting the court.

Of course they knew that Shu Liang had the emperor's order.

However, the Son of Heaven is His Majesty, and if he really instructed Shu Liang to do this, then there must be some treacherous people around him who instigated and deceived him.

This concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the entire Ming Dynasty, the government and the public.

In the imperial court, the officials attributed all the blame for the battle of Tumubao to Wang Zhen, which is a clear proof.

Even among the people, the same is true.

The common people are oppressed by the local subordinates, they will believe that the master of the county government will make decisions for them, and the county magistrate is a corrupt official, they will believe that the master of the government government has been deceived, so they will appeal.

There are all kinds of exorbitant taxes in the local area. They can only scold officials, but not the emperor.

They always think that the emperor is a holy and benevolent man, but there are treacherous ministers under him who exercise power, so their life is miserable.

This is true of the ruling and opposition parties.

From the perspective of governance, there is no doubt that this is of great benefit to the stability of the country.

However, if it falls on the individual officials, whether they can get rid of this so-called "blue sky thinking" is one of the most important criteria for whether they can enter high-level positions.

In the imperial court, more than [-]% of the people could not jump out of this kind of concept they had accepted since childhood, and simply analyze it calmly from the perspective of pros and cons.

Therefore, they can only continue to fight in the officialdom, and one day they will realize this truth, and then they will have a real chance to become a decision-maker.

But obviously, most of the officials, especially Ke Dao, couldn't understand it.

They consciously uphold the public spirit. Although they are also earning fame for themselves, they are also responsible for advocating for the country and society.

In other words, they were eliminating treacherous evil and leading the emperor back to the "right way". Therefore, they were confident and confident, even if they were reprimanded and relegated, they did not regret it at all.

Regarding Shu Liang's defense, Lin Cong actually did not accept it from the bottom of his heart.

However, even he had to admit that this powerful official had indeed found a good reason.

The difference between blockade and guard lies in whether to isolate the inside and outside.

However, the incident outside the city of Datong really cannot be explained. If the Supreme Emperor was near, it could be said that he did not issue such an order.

But now, the Supreme Emperor is far away in Xuanfu, even if Shu Liang's reason is untenable, no one can refute it.

So, after a moment of hesitation, Lin Cong decided not to dwell on this point, but asked directly.

"Even if the palace needs to be strictly guarded, what is Shu Gonggong's intention to bring people into the palace? Is it possible that you really want to tell me that you are going to send charcoal?"

There was a burst of laughter in the hall, obviously mocking Shu Liang, without even finding a reason.

Lin Cong didn't smile, but spoke very seriously.

"According to the court's ceremonial schedule, the Supreme Emperor will set off for Juyongguan after staying in Xuanfu for two days. Even if there is a civil memorial ceremony, it will be delayed by at most one day. You brought hundreds of people in, and the charcoal fire you brought is enough for a month. If it is not to deceive people, what is the intention?"

"What's more, if you want to send charcoal fire, you should go to the backyard. Why did you bring so many people to the inner courtyard where the Supreme Emperor lives? This move is not to force the Supreme Emperor Ling, so why?"

It should be said that although Lin Cong hated eunuchs, he did not despise Shu Liang, a courtier.

What he said just now is enough to prove that Shu Liang is not as domineering and flamboyant as in the rumors. He can use the incident of Datong as a shield, which shows that under his domineering, there is a careful thought hidden.

Therefore, Lin Cong realized that it might not be easy to defeat this traitor today.

Shu Liang was as calm as ever, said.

"Since Master Lin asked, our family has to answer. Indeed, our family brought people into the mansion not only to send charcoal fire, but more importantly, our family brought the emperor's order to escort those who left their posts without permission. Gansu eunuch Liu Yongcheng returns to Beijing."

"Then Liu Yongcheng is brave and good at fighting, he is skilled in bow and horse, and has many guards around him. If our family wants to arrest him, we must bring more people."

Lin Cong really did not expect that Shu Liang would change the subject so quickly.

After a moment of hesitation, he continued to ask.

"Shu Gonggong, this doesn't match what you said just now. Can you explain why your words are inconsistent? Could it be that you were deceiving the emperor just now?"

Shu Liang was also a little surprised.

For the first time since entering the hall, he raised his head and looked at Lin Cong seriously, as if he wanted to imprint his appearance in his mind.

You know, what Shu Liang said just now deliberately left a loophole, that is, why did so many people need to be brought to arrest Liu Yongcheng?Could it be that Liu Yongcheng dared to rebel?

Shu Liang has already prepared the answer.

Still too emperor!
Although the possibility of Liu Yongcheng's resistance is very small, he is with the Supreme Emperor after all. Once he has a bad heart, it may hurt the Supreme Emperor.

That's why he brought so many people there in case of accidents.

It can be said that as long as Lin Cong asked along with his words, he would naturally get rid of this charge.

However, Lin Cong didn't ask.

This keen intuition alone is enough to make Shu Liang pay more attention to him.

The light in his eyes was fleeting, and Shu Liang returned to his smirk, and said.

"Master Lin does not dare to put such a big hat on our family. Our family has reported everything to His Majesty long before His Excellency asked questions. There is no such thing as deception."

"As for the inconsistency, it is naturally because some things are inconvenient to say in front of the elders. However, since Master Lin and Zhou Shilang are asking questions, if they have to know, our family will naturally answer truthfully. .”

This is a glaring threat.

If you ask, I can give you the answer.

However, whether you can bear the consequences or not, you have to weigh it yourself!
Lin Cong naturally understood, he was just young and straightforward, but he was definitely not without scheming.

Now, Shu Liang was clearly prepared, and he was a little hesitant whether to continue asking.

However, he hadn't waited for him to speak.

The officials of the science and Taoism below became commotion, and after a while, two or three censors came out one after another and shouted.

"A gentleman is dignified and upright, so why not say something to others?"

"Shu Liang, this officer sees that you are clearly delaying time, so why don't you plead guilty quickly."

"Presumptuous, since you know that Lord Lin and Zhou Shilang are asking questions, you still dare to cover up like this, can you put the emperor in your eyes?"

As a result, more and more censors stood up and accused Shu Liang of being eloquent and eloquent, and dared not face the questioning directly.

The situation seemed a bit chaotic again, and Lin Cong couldn't help sighing.

In the final analysis, his prestige is not enough, but he was temporarily pushed out for questioning, so, some things are actually out of his hands...

However, this scene fell into Zhu Qiyu's eyes, but it was another scene.

During the Beijing inspection a few days ago, the Ministry of Officials sent all the resumes of all the officials in Beijing to the imperial court for review. With the information collected by Jin Yiwei, Zhu Qiyu easily matched the names with the people.

The three people who just jumped out to stir up the atmosphere were Liang Cheng, the censor of Shanxi Province, Liu Yan, the censor of Hebei Province, and Liu Xin, the censor of Zhejiang Province.

The three of them are all fellow villagers of Cabinet Minister Zhang Min.

It seems that the cabinet has really tried its best this time.

You know, there are currently four people in the cabinet. In this court meeting, Yu Shiyue personally came forward to stabilize the order, while Jiang Yuan secretly persuaded Zhou Xuan to help, and Zhang Min also mobilized connections to guide public opinion within Ke Dao.

Although it has not achieved the effect Zhu Qiyu wanted, but after all, he has made an effort.

Under such a situation, even though Lin Cong knew that there might be a trap ahead, he still had to ask.

"Shu Gonggong, since you know that the official and Zhou Shilang are asking questions, so you don't have to hide anything, please ask Shu Gonggong to explain why your words are inconsistent, and what you said is 'inconvenient to say' If so, what exactly is it?"

Sure enough, the next moment, he saw a smug smile on Shu Liang's face, and the latter spoke immediately.

"In this case, our family will report back truthfully."

"Our family has just said that the reason for bringing people into the mansion is to arrest Liu Yongcheng. This matter is the emperor's imperial edict. Our family has the imperial decree written by His Majesty himself. If Master Lin wants to, he can go to the inner court. Check copy."

"But the problem is that when we entered Xuanfu City, our family once asked Liu Yongcheng. He claimed that he was ordered by the Supreme Emperor to leave Gansu and rush to Xuanfu to 'guard' the Supreme Emperor."

"Our family doesn't believe what he said. Gansu is an important border town, and the guarding eunuch holds great power. If you want to leave the station, you must order from the court and the emperor approves it. You can only do it after you hand over the military affairs in your hand. How could the emperor not know this? ?”

"So, our family concludes that Liu Yongcheng is pretending to be the Supreme Emperor's will, but in fact he wants to welcome the Supreme Emperor's merits. Now, our family is going to arrest him according to the order. If he becomes angry and kidnaps the Supreme Emperor, it will be a big deal."

"So, for the safety of the Supreme Emperor, our family had to bring many people into the inner courtyard to prevent accidents."

With a smirk on Shu Liang's face, he asked, "Is Master Lin satisfied with this explanation?"

Lin Cong felt a surge of anger rushing upwards.

Of course he is not satisfied!

What kind of ridiculous statement is this?

Could it be that Liu Yongcheng is a fool?

Risking his head to go to the Xuanfu for the so-called "recovery work"?

Didn't he know that even if he went, it was at most the credit of the guards. Compared with him leaving his post without authorization, this little "credit" was not worth the candle.

This statement is false at first glance.

Not only is it fake, but it's also perfunctory.

However, Lin Cong couldn't deny it.

Just like what Shu Liang said just now, he dispatched troops to encircle the mansion because he saw the guards intercepting Li Xian outside Datong City, so he followed suit.

This behavior is very absurd to explain, but it cannot be refuted.

Although Shu Liang answered truthfully, he still kept it secret, even though this kind of secret talk was almost blatantly said.

The so-called Liu Yongcheng ran to the Xuanfu because he was greedy for merit, it is a false statement at first glance.

However, the price of exposing false claims is to reveal the truth.

What is the truth?
Of course, Liu Yongcheng was summoned by the Supreme Emperor, so he rushed from Gansu to Xuanfu.

And Shu Liang, as the admiral of the East Factory, held the emperor's imperial decree to arrest Liu Yongcheng.

Then, an inevitable problem arises.

Whether to follow the emperor's will and let Liu Yongcheng stay in Xuanfu, or follow the emperor's will and lock him back to Beijing.

The so-called fear of Liu Yongcheng "turning into anger from embarrassment" and "holding the Supreme Emperor" is nothing but nonsense, where did Liu Yongcheng have the courage.

The real reason is that if Shu Liang didn't bring all the people, Liu Yongcheng would definitely be detained by the Supreme Emperor.

At that time, the emperor's central purpose will become a decoration, which is unacceptable to Shu Liang.

Therefore, under the absurd appearance, there are irreconcilable contradictions hidden.

The specific manifestation is that there is a conflict between the will of the two parties, and how to resolve it.

Shu Liang's solution is...to pretend that the Emperor's will does not exist.

I don't know, I've never heard of it, how could the Supreme Emperor make such a decree?

This reason is absurd, but it is indeed a solution.

If Lin Cong punctured this appearance, it would be tantamount to putting this contradiction on the table before the Supreme Emperor arrived in Beijing.

So, Shu Liang said, he can tell the truth, but, can you bear it?
This Eunuch Shu, one by one "important border town", "holds great power", leaving the station requires "an order from the imperial court", "permission from the emperor", and "handover of military affairs". He wants to put all the charges on Liu Yongcheng body.

Obviously, Lin Cong did not have the courage to cause such a turmoil in the court.

He still has self-knowledge. For such a big matter, the elders of the Six Departments and Seven Ministers should worry about starting this kind of debate in the court without authorization. No matter what the result is, he will be smashed to pieces.

Lin Cong's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he didn't speak for a long time. The atmosphere in the hall also quietly began to change.

The censors were originally aggressive, but now they are much weaker...

So, after a moment of silence and no one spoke, one person finally stood up among the gangsters who had been silent for a long time.

The Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Wang Ao!
The old man stepped out of the line, came to the hall, and clapped his hands to report.

"I think that the details of this matter are already known. It is certainly inappropriate for Shu Liang to dispatch troops to encircle the mansion and forcibly break into the palace, but one is the Supreme Emperor's decree to be in charge of the peripheral guards, and the other is Liu Yongcheng who is lurking and threatening. Law, but Mr. Shu's behavior is indeed inappropriate and should be punished."

"As for Liu Yongcheng, the guarding eunuch in Gansu, he left his post without an order from the court. He should be executed for his crime!"

"Tao Jin, the chief military officer of the Xuan Mansion, and Geng Jiuchou, the admiral, did not find out the truth, so they reprimanded them immediately. Please learn from your Majesty."

Regarding the issue of the limits of the power of the Son of Heaven and the Supreme Emperor, it is true that the quarrel in the court cannot be allowed to continue, so it is appropriate for Wang Ao to come forward at this time.

At the same time, he spoke, which also represented the final attitude of the cabinet.

The hall was still silent, none of the bosses raised any objections, and the censors below, although unwilling, knew how to measure it, so they could only suppress their dissatisfaction and remained silent.

As a result, the opinions of the court were barely unified, and the rest was the final decision of the emperor.

Everyone held their breath and looked at the emperor on the throne...

(End of this chapter)